The objects in the bottom row of images have been placed in the original photos after the fact. What’s so impressive though, is that lighting and color characteristics of the objects and scenes interact with each other. That is, the objects appear to be lit by the existing lighting of the scene and, at the same time, cast new shadows in the scene.
Check out the video below for a more in-depth look. [click to continue…]
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The Art of Photographic Lighting is a new book from photographer Eib Eibelshaeuser. From the description, “In this book you will learn how light and shadow can be used to compose photographs. Example images and diagrams illustrate lighting concepts and demonstrate how different sources of light affect a subject.”
The Art of Photographic Lighting retails for $44.95; however, it is currently available for $24.52 on Amazon.com.
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Canon has introduced a new flagship 1-Series DSLR, which (as Canon puts it) reinvents the 1D and 1Ds series of cameras. The new Canon EOS-1D X features an 18.1MP full frame CMOS sensor that can capture up to 14 frames per second courtesy of dual DIGIC 5+ processors, along with a third DIGIC 4 processor. [click to continue…]
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Just yesterday, Nikon announced 65 million NIKKOR lenses have been produced. Now, a single day later, Canon announces production of 70 million lenses. Also, 50 millions EOS DSLRs are out there. That’s a pretty mild lens-to-camera ratio.
Talk about gamesmanship…
The full press release packed with nostalgia and bragging rights is below. [click to continue…]
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One of the goals of my wife is to have great portraits of each of our children at age 3. We’ve been pushing our luck with our current 3-year-old, who turns 4 in a couple months. While we’ve shot tons of images of her this year; however, we’ve not taken that right shot with just the right dress, bow and smile . . . until last weekend. [click to continue…]
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A recently-published Canon patent application, which was filed in April 2011, elaborates on the DSLR touchscreen features in a similar application published in 2009. The application focuses on the operation of the touchscreen [click to continue…]
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